Arkansas St. women at Coastal Carolina
WHEN 4 p.m. Central
WHERE HTC Center, Conway, S.C.
RECORDS Arkansas State 9-9, 4-3 Sun Belt Conference; Coastal Carolina 11-8, 5-3
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Starr Taylor, 5-6, Soph. 6.4 2.2 G Payton Tennison, 5-11, So. 5.9 1.5 G Akasha Westbrook, 5-10, Fr. 13.8 5.7 F Lauren Bradshaw, 6-2, Sr. 8.7 5.8 F Tahlon Hopkins, 5-11, So. 2.1 1.9 COACH Brian Boyer (315-263 in 19th season at ASU and overall)
COASTAL CAROLINA
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Laurynn McGowen, 5-6, Jr. 7.5 2.7 G Crystal Allen, 5-9, Sr. 12.8 2.4 G Shelby Richards, 5-11, Sr. 9.1 3.0 G Aysia Evans, 5-6, Soph. 4.1 1.4 C Rebekah VanDijk, 6-5, Sr. 11.9 9.0 COACH Jaida Williams (62-76 in five seasons at Coastal Carolina and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU CC 64.7 Points for 61.3 71.9 Points against 65.0 -2.4 Rebound margin -4.3 +0.8 Turnover margin -0.5 37.8 FG pct. 38.5 28.4 3-pt. pctFT. 30.0 68.4 pct. 62.2 CHALK TALK Arkansas State was held to a season low in scoring in its 53-43 loss at UALR on Saturday. … ASU’s Akasha Westbrook has three double-doubles this season and has scored in double figures in 10 consecutive games. … Coastal Carolina senior Jas Adams and sophomore DJ Williams both rank in the top five in scoring in the Sun Belt. Adams scored 23 points in the Chanticleers’ 97-92 victory at Troy on Saturday, and Williams scored 29 points in the 68-62 loss at South Alabama last Thursday.
— Brooks Kubena
UALR women
at Appalachian St.
WHEN 4 p.m. Central
WHERE Holmes Convocation Center, Boone, N.C.
RECORDS UALR 10-8, 7-0 Sun Belt Conference; Appalachian State 5-14, 3-5
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Monique Townson, 5-6, Sr. 7.7 4.3 G Raeyana DeGray, 6-0, Jr. 8.6 5.4 G Terrion Moore, 5-8, Fr. 3.3 2.7 F Anna Hurlburt, 6-1, So. 2.4 3.3 F Keanna Keys, 6-1, Gr. 8.1 5.1 COACH Joe Foley (299-161 in 15th season at UALR, 755-242 overall in 30 seasons)
APPALACHIAN STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G LaPresha Stanley, 5-9, Fr. 9.8 5.0 G Nicola Mathews, 5-8, So. 7.0 2.2 G Tierra Wilson, 5-8, Fr. 12.2 2.9 F Armani Hampton, 5-11, So. 5.2 4.7 F Bayley Plummer, 6-4, Soph. 9.2 11.8 COACH Angel Elderkin (41-69 in fourth season at Appalachian State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR APP 58.2 Points for 58.6 54.9 Points against 66.2 +2.7 Rebound margin +3.0 +1.8 Turnover margin -5.9 41.4 FG pct. 38.6 26.8 3-pt. pctFT. 32.2 73.8 pct. 60.9 CHALK TALK UALR Coach Joe Foley is one game shy of his 300th victory with the Trojans program … UALR is 7-0 all-time against Appalachian State and 3-0 when playing on the road. A Trojans victory would give the program its third 8-0 start in Sun Belt Conference play in program history. … Appalachian State has lost two consecutive games, which followed a three-game victory streak. Mountaineers’ forward Bayley Plummer ranks 12th nationally with 11.8 rebounds per game. Her team’s +3.0 rebounding margin ranks third in the Sun Belt, one spot ahead of UALR’s +2.7 margin.